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Is the Kingdom Advancing Forcefully or Suffering Violence?

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Bradley Trout is a Ph.D. student at North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa, and he teaches Greek and Hebrew at George Whitefield College, Cape Town, South Africa. His current research is on the law in Matthew’s gospel within the Greco-Roman milieu. Today’s topic: A key verb in Matt. 11:12 could be taken as passive or middle voice leading to opposing translations, negative and positive. Jesus may be declaring that the kingdom of God is being subjected to violence or that it is forcefully advancing. There are contextual reasons to favor the passive, negative sense.

“Exegetically Speaking” is a weekly podcast of the friends and faculty of Wheaton College, IL and The Lanier Theological Library. Hosted by Dr. David Capes, it features language experts who discuss the importance of learning the biblical languages—Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek—and show how reading the Bible in the original languages “pays off.” Each podcast lasts between seven and eleven minutes and covers a different topic for those who want to read the Bible for all it is worth.

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What Is the Kingdom of God Anyway? (Pt 2)

Here is part two of a podcast I did with colleague and friend, Dr. Nick Perrin.

Dr. Nick Perrin, Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical Studies, stops by again to talk about his book, The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Theology (Zondervan, 2019). He discusses the storied-nature of the kingdom of God and shows that it is more than just a spiritual reality.Nick Perrin

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http://exegeticallyspeaking.libsyn.com/what-is-the-kingdom-of-god-anyway-part-2

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What Is the Kingdom of God Anyway? (Pt. 1)

In this episode Dr. Nick Perrin, Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical Studies,  discusses how he defines the Kingdom in his new book, The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Theology (Zondervan, 2019). In particular, he makes the case that the kingdom is creationally engaged, universally focused, and eschatologically oriented. Nick Perrin

Cut and paste the URL:

http://exegeticallyspeaking.libsyn.com/what-is-the-kingdom-of-god-anyway-part-1

or click here.